Review

Thursday, July 27, 2017

[K-Drama Review] Fight My Way (2017)

I’m pretty sad that one of my
favorite dramas of the year has ended. I never thought that I would be fall in
love with Fight My Way. Though, my love for this one is not as intense as my
love for Reply series, I will gladly put this show in a special rack within my
mind and – maybe – re-watch it again when I have a bad day or start questioning
my purpose of living. So, without further ado, let’s go right away to the
review!

PLOT:

Fight My Way depicts a story of
four adults who are struggling in life. Choi Ae Ra (Kim Ji Won) who dreams of
becoming an announcer ends up working in a department store. Ko Dong Man (Park
Seo Joon) who once known as talented Taekwondo athlete now ends up working as insect
exterminator. Baek Seol Hee (Song Ha Yoon) and Kim Joo Man (Ahn Jae Hong) have
been dating for six years and are hiding their relationship from their
colleagues at work because they are working in the same company. Their
relationship seems to look fine until one of Joo Man’s junior (evil b**ch)
starts to develop a feeling for him. Oh, did I mention that four of them – Ae
Ra, Dong Man, Seol Hee, and Joo Man – are long-time best friend and living in
the same neighborhood area? This self-acclaimed “Fantastic Four” invites you to
witness how they live their life, fighting against never-ending problems, and
trying to reach their dreams on their way.

REVIEW:

There are more pros than cons of
this drama for me. I’m enjoying my time watching this show. The strongest point
of this drama – for me – is probably the beautiful friendship between the four
main casts. Their friendship is so beautiful; it makes me want to go back in
time and built a friendship as wonderful as what the Fantastic Four has. The
type of friendship these guys are having is my favorite type of friendship. The
kind of friendship I love. Watching the Fantasic Four’s friendly relationship
is like watching Ssangmundong Alley’s Gang in Reply 1988 or Shinchon Boarding
House’s Squad in Reply 1994. It also feels like watching the Central Park’s
Crew from Friends (American TV Show).

SPOILER

I love how Ae Ra said that she
will always be there for Seol Hee even though Seol Hee decided to leave Joo Man
and leave her job. I love how Dong Man said that he can’t side with Joo Man
after he broke up with Seol Hee but said he will root for him to get back
together with Seol Hee because there’s no other guy who will be as good as Joo
Man for Seol Hee. I love how Ae Ra and Dong Man decided to not overly involve
in Seol Hee and Joo Man’s relationship and vice versa.

END OF SPOILER

Other points I love from Fight My
Way is its characters. I love how relatable and flawed the main characters are.
They are portrayed as adult who are living a tough life and they are shown as
adult who really are living a harsh life. I like how the wardrobe team “dolled”
them up. I used to see supposed-to-be-poor drama character wear expensive
clothes and accessories. But it aint happened in Fight My Way.

Take Ae Ra for example. She
always wears her father’s restaurant T-shirt and track pant in home instead of
using some fancy pajamas. And when she’s out and about, she wears something
simple and cheap-looking. Seol Hee, on the other hand, always using her
company’s uniform and I’ve seen her wearing the pink dress Joo Man bought for
her for several times during the show. The wardrobe selection is perfectly
portraying the characters’ financial status.

Other thumbs-up point of this
show is the portrayal of Seol Hee and Joo Man’s relationship. Thank you casting
team for choosing Ahn Jae Hong to play Joo Man. Seol Hee and Joo Man couple
looks far from a fairy tale couple, a couple I often see in dramas, a couple
that usually consist of an amazingly beautiful woman and incredibly handsome
man. Seol Hee and Joo Man looks like an ordinary, everyday couple. A couple we
often see in real life. I love how the casting team decided to go with Ahn Jae
Hong, instead of other actors. I’m not saying that Ahn Jae Hong is not
attractive. He’s attractive in his own way. He has that charm. In fact, I’m
starting to like him more after watching this show. He looks manlier in this
drama rather than his witty character in Reply 1988. Seol Hee and Joo Man will
probably become one of my favorite couples, more than the Ae Ra-Dong Man
couple.

What is more? Oh, its depiction
of how adult relationship should be. In terms of romance, the characters are
always saying thing straight to the point – well except for Seol Hee. I love
how they are dealing with their feelings and romantic relationship.

The con of this drama for me is
probably the ending of it. I don’t know, but it feels like the story is being
rushed toward the ending. Yes, I get all of the answer. No questions left
unanswered. But, I just have the “That’s it? That’s the ending?” kind of
feeling. It feels incomplete for me.

And that minor incompleteness is
what leads me to give score of 9.5/10 for this show.